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State Organs | The Communist Party of China Multi-Party Cooperation and the Political Consultative System | Major Mass Organizations |
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State Council |
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 The
State Council, or the Central People's Government, is the executive body
of the highest organ of state power and the highest organ of state administration.
It takes responsibility and reports its work to the NPC and its Standing
Committee.The State Council is composed of
the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers in charge of ministries
or commissions, the auditor general and the secretary general. The premier
of the State Council is nominated by the president, decided by the NPC,
and appointed and removed by the president. Other members of the State
Council are nominated by the premier, decided by the NPC or its Standing
Committee, and appointed and removed by the president. The term of office
of the State Council is of the same length as that of the NPC, and its
members shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. Functions and powers of the State Council entrusted
by the Constitution include: administrative legislation, submission of
legal proposals, administrative leadership, management of economic, diplomatic
and social affairs, and other functions and powers as the NPC and its
Standing Committee may assign it. Wen Jiabao is incumbent premier of the State Council. Incumbent vice premiers are Huang Ju, Wu Yi (female), Zeng Peiyan and Hui Liangyu. Zhou Yongkang, Cao Gangchuan, Tang Jiaxuan, Hua Jianmin and Chen Zhili (female) are incumbent state councilors. The others in the lineup of the State Council are: Secretary General: Hua Jianmin (concurrently) Governor of the People's Bank of China: Zhou Xiaochuan
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